Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray has won the 2018 Heisman Trophy, edging Alabama's Tua Tagvailoa and setting up a College Football Playoff matchup between the Heisman winner and runner-up.The fourth-ranked Sooners play the top-ranked Crimson Tide in the Orange Bowl semifinal Dec. 29. The game will be the seventh bowl matchup between a Heisman winner and runner-up and the first since second-place finisher Vince Young and Texas beat Reggie Bush and Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl."This is crazy," Murray said in his acceptance speech. "This is an honor, something that I'll never forget. Something that I'll always cherish for the rest of my life."Murray appeared on 92 percent of the Heisman ballots, third most all-time. Tagovailoa's 1,871 points was the most for a runner-up in the 84-year history of the Heisman.This season, Murray stepped into the starting job at Oklahoma held by last year's Heisman winner and first overall NFL draft pick, Baker Mayfield. Oklahoma is the first school to have Heisman-winning quarterbacks in consecutive seasons and the fifth overall with winners in back-to-back years.Murray's first season as a starting quarterback in college is set up to also be his last. The junior has already signed a $4.66 million contract with the Oakland Athletics after he was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft in June. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds, Murray is small for an NFL quarterback but talented enough to be an intriguing prospect if he ever decided to give it a try.

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Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray has won the 2018 Heisman Trophy, edging Alabama's Tua Tagvailoa and setting up a College Football Playoff matchup between the Heisman winner and runner-up.

The fourth-ranked Sooners play the top-ranked Crimson Tide in the Orange Bowl semifinal Dec. 29. The game will be the seventh bowl matchup between a Heisman winner and runner-up and the first since second-place finisher Vince Young and Texas beat Reggie Bush and Southern California in the 2006 Rose Bowl.

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"This is crazy," Murray said in his acceptance speech. "This is an honor, something that I'll never forget. Something that I'll always cherish for the rest of my life."

Murray appeared on 92 percent of the Heisman ballots, third most all-time. Tagovailoa's 1,871 points was the most for a runner-up in the 84-year history of the Heisman.

This season, Murray stepped into the starting job at Oklahoma held by last year's Heisman winner and first overall NFL draft pick, Baker Mayfield. Oklahoma is the first school to have Heisman-winning quarterbacks in consecutive seasons and the fifth overall with winners in back-to-back years.

Murray's first season as a starting quarterback in college is set up to also be his last. The junior has already signed a $4.66 million contract with the Oakland Athletics after he was selected in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft in June. Listed at 5-foot-10 and 195 pounds, Murray is small for an NFL quarterback but talented enough to be an intriguing prospect if he ever decided to give it a try.